[Journey to the West] The male protagonist is under a lot of pressure

Another fine sunny day.

A group of people saluted and thanked the family who had kindly allowed them to have a fast meal, turned around and left the courtyard gate, and then set foot on the road to the west again.

"Before I knew it, it's been a year..."

Chaixi stretched out talking to herself, and looked up at the trees growing among the rocks beside the road. Those leaves that would rustle in the wind had turned yellow and looked a little crumbling.However, although it is already the season of autumn, there are no maple trees here, which feels a bit subtle.

For more than 500 years, she could see a maple forest as soon as she opened her eyes—this made her envious and furious.

Compared with 500 years, one year is really insignificant, but unexpectedly, it is much more substantial than the sum of 500 years.

It has been a month since they started from Liushahe.During this period, Chai Xi still held on to his own resentment, and hardly spoke to Monk Sha, and the other party seemed a little embarrassed. Therefore, the only communication between the two of them was a few short words that only appeared under necessary circumstances. Conversations and nods.

As for the Great Sage, after Zhu Bajie joined the team, he left the task of carrying the luggage to him, and ran to take charge of exploring the way; Monk Sha diligently took over the burden of sharing the luggage and leading the horse for the master in dangerous places. The responsibility of this job can be called a model worker.The three of them also performed their duties, but when Chai Xi thought about himself, he could only follow along. At most, he had protected Tang Seng when he was in Huangfengling, but he really didn't use it much at other times...

Fortunately, after falling into the water recently, there was also pressure and a sense of urgency, and they started to learn something with the Great Sage, but compared to the process of apprenticeship and learning skills that the Great Sage himself said at the beginning, the comprehension is still a bit insufficient...

Thinking of this, she didn't stop, but compared with the speed of the other three, she was still a long way behind them.

"Five Elements," Sun Wukong was the first to notice this, he turned his head, a little dissatisfied inside and outside the words, "Why are you in a daze?"

"It's nothing."

Although he was not very happy with his tone of voice, Chai Xi still withdrew his gaze, stopped looking at the surrounding scenery leisurely, and rushed forward in two steps in three steps, walking in front of the white dragon horse's head, Maintain the same speed as them.

She remembered what she had learned from the Great Sage two days ago, and unconsciously made gestures with her hands.She probably has memorized the incantation, but the gesture of Nian Jue seems to be like this first, and then...

"wrong."

Monkey King, who was walking in the front, spoke abruptly, startling Chai Xi for a moment: "Yuan, so you are watching?"

Before he could answer, she rushed forward and walked side by side with him.

"Great Sage," Chai Xi asked, while practicing the gestures he had learned earlier, "Didn't you say yesterday that you should do this, first bend your thumb, and then use your index finger and middle finger—"

She didn't go on.

Chai Xi watched helplessly as his hand was grabbed by Sun Wukong, as if he couldn't stand her stupidity, he simply started to guide her directly.Her stiff fingers were put into correct gestures by him in the correct order, but Chai Xi... How should I put it, she was not happy about it at all.

"Why are you in a daze?" Compared to her stiffness, Sun Wukong is completely okay, oh no, it's okay monkey, "Old Sun will only guide you this time, if you still can't remember, don't learn this curse gone."

... This guy has no self-awareness at all!

Chai Xi withdrew his right hand as if electrocuted, glanced at the puzzled Sun Dasheng, momentarily depressed, turned his head and snorted, and walked behind.

"Miss Chai," when she passed by Zhu Bajie, who was carrying the luggage, he was laughing, "Look at your unhappy face, what's wrong with you, big brother?"

Chai Xi: "...What is 'again'?"

He let out an "ouch", sounding like a gossip-loving and old-fashioned aunt next door: "It seems that no one can see what I said. Let me tell you, others can't see it, but the old pig can see it." Miss Chai, you don’t care much about other people’s behavior, but you do—hey, hey, why are you pulling my ear?”

She calmly let go of the hand holding his pig's ear, clapped her hands, and said, "It's nothing, what do you want to say?"

Pig Bajie: "..."

He stared at Chaixi dumbfounded for a few seconds, then turned his head angrily: "The old pig's ears are not to be pulled like that, so please don't beg me for anything in the future."

"Don't worry," Chai Xi has never been a master who is easily subdued, "I have always been the type to rely on myself in everything. Even if there is anything, I will ask the Great Sage."

——If you let her stay in Gao Laozhuang for more than half a year without mentioning it.

"Hmph, but you seem to have forgotten something." Apparently, Zhu Bajie didn't intend to let this go, "When I was in Gao Laozhuang—"

So she covered her ears with lightning speed: "If you don't listen, I won't listen!"

Pig Bajie: "..."

Even Chaixi herself felt that she was really shameless. When she silently spurned herself, she suddenly saw Monkey King turning around and saying something to Tang Sanzang.Chai Xi couldn't hear what they said, but she didn't intend to put her hand down. She looked in the direction where Monkey King was pointing, and sure enough, a small black dot could be seen in the distance. With her eyesight, she could recognize it as a household. People's house.

But how could there be a house in the barren mountains...?

The family where they were asked to eat vegetarian food lived in a remote place. At that time, I heard from them that because the old man liked to be quiet and happened to be self-sufficient, they moved to a place far away from human habitation; Didn't move back if necessary.

But this family... from a distance, it can already be seen that it is a big family, why is it here...?

However, Chai Xi didn't think much about it. Although there was a high possibility of something strange, but the Great Sage was here, so there was nothing to worry about.

... Great Sage.

Thinking of this, her face felt a little hot, and there seemed to be a soft and furry feeling on her hands, which made Chai Xi shake her hands twice, trying to get rid of this feeling.Of course, she had clearly failed. Not only did this feeling not disappear, but it became more obvious, making her even more at a loss.

Fortunately, Zhu Bajie, who was walking next to her, didn't continue to tease her.

The house was not as close as it looked, and they walked for more than an hour before arriving nearby.At this time, it was getting late, looking at the mansion with carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent equipment and brilliant lights, Chaixi was even more puzzled, looked at Monkey King, and saw that there was something wrong with the expression on his face.But seeing that he didn't say anything, I knew there was probably nothing wrong with it, so I just let him go.

"I think the elder's decision is correct," she said solemnly after hearing Tang Sanzang's suggestion of waiting at the door first to avoid losing etiquette, "however, I think it's already so late, when will someone come out?" It’s hard to say. Since monks want to avoid suspicion, why not let me, a woman, go in first to have a look, and I shouldn’t be too blamed.”

In fact, if you really want to blame them, you will definitely blame them, but it should be less serious than Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and others who broke in without permission.

She walked under the gatehouse, more and more surprised who built such a magnificent building here for what purpose.

"...Excuse me, excuse me." When she entered the courtyard, Chai Xi didn't see the figure of the master. She walked to the door of the hall and asked inside, "Is anyone there?"

Chai Xi didn't get a response, which instead gave her a faint sense of excitement.For some reason, for the first time in history, her qualities of a lover of horror and ghosts were awakened after becoming Marble Mountain.The feeling of both trembling and excitement made her blood boil a little bit. Although she realized that she was dying like the protagonist of some horror movies and horror games, Chai Xi still decided to continue walking.

Of course, before exploring, she had to double check whether anyone lived here.

So, she raised her voice slightly again: "Sorry to bother you, is there anyone living here?"

...Oops, she seems to have accidentally revealed her inner thoughts, and actually asked such a stupid question.

However, Chaixi's fantasy was quickly shattered.

Just a few seconds after her voice fell, a woman lifted the curtain and walked in. This woman was dressed in a beautiful dress, and the price was very high from the exquisite fabric and hairpin flowers; she was only 40 years old. At her young age, she doesn't wear any makeup on her face, but she has a glamorous look. Although her hair is gray, it still makes her charming.

Even Chaixi couldn't help but stare blankly.

"Don't bother me," the woman said with a smile, her voice was gentle and soft, like a clear spring flowing in Chaixi's heart, "I'm a guest from afar, and the girl is alone?"

... Chaixi suddenly has a sense of sight of an inn.

"No, I'm not alone." She hesitated for a moment, but clarified, "I, and the other four people traveled westward to learn Buddhist scriptures from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and happened to pass by today, and there is only one family here. It's getting late again, I wonder if you can let us spend the night?"

"Why not?"

The smile on the woman's lips remained unchanged: "Miss, just ask them to come in."

After Chaixi called Monkey King and the others in and greeted the woman one by one, the maid next to her had already prepared refreshments.She took the fragrant teacup, and even though the woman who called herself Jia Shi repeatedly invited her, she didn't dare to sit down at all. She just stood aside and sipped the tea, pretending to listen to their conversation attentively, but actually went back and forth. Look at the decoration of the house.

There seems to be nothing wrong with it.

Occasionally, a few words from Jia Shi's words drifted into her ears. Jia Shi introduced herself that she lost her husband the year before last, her family had a big business, and she had three daughters and one son under her knees, none of whom were married yet...

... never married?

Chai Xi realized the purpose of introducing her family business. She had been forced to go on blind dates several times by the elders in her family. At this time, she already had a bad feeling. She slowly put down the tea cup and swallowed He drank the tea in his mouth, afraid that he would choke or spit out the tea when he heard some shocking news.

"It's inconvenient for my son to come here now, but I sent someone to ask about it just now, and he said he wants to see the girl." Jia smiled, but what he said made Chaixi's hands tremble so much that he even took the teacup. Unsteady, "And the four of us, mother and daughter, also want to recruit a husband. Now the four elders are just right, what do you think?"

She doesn't want to see...

Chai Xi forcefully poured himself another sip of tea, holding back his laughter.Anyway, she could predict everyone's reaction, she just had to wait for the elders to refuse, and then she would say a few words along the way.

Well, she was supposed to be like that.

"No," Chai Xi blurted out in a hurry, "I don't agree!"

Tang Sanzang: "..."

Jia Shi: "..."

Sun Wukong: "..."

Knowing that she had made a slip of the tongue, she quickly covered her mouth.However, it was already too late, everyone in the hall turned their eyes to her, Chai Xi turned his head and pretended to cough, but it was obviously useless.

"Let me tell you, Miss Chai," Zhu Bajie had long been moved by Jia Shi's proposal, and at this moment he smiled maliciously, "Master let the senior brother stay and marry, what does this have to do with you? Are you still Let’s consider the son of this old Bodhisattva first.”

——This guy is still resenting that she pulled his ear in the afternoon!

Even though he gritted his teeth angrily, Chai Xi also knew that it was true.What's more, she didn't understand why she blurted out that sentence directly, she couldn't understand it at all.

"I was too anxious just now." She lowered her head and sighed. "I thought that if you want to obtain the scriptures, you can't stop here and return to the vulgar. I can only advise so far, and the rest depends on the big Sheng and your own wishes. However, I will not agree, this lady surnamed Jia, your son deserves a better person, I will go to see the elder's horse first."

After she finished speaking, she walked away. Although it was impolite to do so, Chai Xi herself was completely in a mess. If she didn't leave from there, she might really become quite strange.

Now maybe the only one who can stand on the same line with her is the white dragon horse... They won't be able to bring a mare here, will they?

Even if it is really brought over, the real body of the white dragon horse, as a dragon, should... not agree, right?

As a result, when Chaixi arrived at the place where the white dragon horse was tied, someone was already there.

"Ah," the man turned his head, looking surprised, but after looking at her for a while, a shy smile appeared on his face, "You are the girl that mother said, right? You are so rash to tease your horses." I'm really sorry, but I've always loved horses, and seeing such a fine horse, I couldn't bear it..."

"No, no, it's okay." Chai Xi's eyes wandered, "Since it's under your care, I'll go back and rest first."

She turned around and wanted to leave, but she heard the man behind her say: "Wait, girl, are you so unwilling to get along with me?"

Chai Xi: "..."

She turned her head and saw that the smile on his face had disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.Looking at it this way, this man—Jia Shi's son is really handsome, but in her opinion, there is nothing attractive about it, maybe because he has been with strange people for a long time.

"Yes," she smiled, "I don't want to."

Chaixi also sensed the strangeness in this mansion and the series of events, but seeing that the Great Sage didn't say a word about it, and found that they had no intention of harming others, he also understood a little bit.She didn't even eat, so she asked the little maid she met on the porch to lead her to the apartment Jia Shi had arranged for her. She made the floor bedding by herself, but she couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.

What the hell is she upset about?

……what?

She didn't know how long she had been lying down, and after turning over again, Chai Xi suddenly noticed something was wrong.The soft mattress under her body suddenly turned into cold grass with a slightly damp feeling. She sat up quickly and found that she was surrounded by pines and forests, and there was no one else around her.

really……

Just as Chai Xi was still thinking about what happened last night, she finally noticed the howling echoing in her ears.It was a voice coming from deep in the forest, she could recognize this voice, it seemed to be... Zhu Bajie?

She wasn't quite sure why Zhu Bajie was screaming there, but after Chaixi made up her mind to pay attention and walked towards the place where the sound came from, she saw Zhu Bajie who was tied up in a big way. Unable to break free from the tree, the rope tends to get tighter and tighter.

"Miss Chai!" He saw Chai Xi approaching, and shouted repeatedly, "Miss Chai, please save me!"

Chai Xi still remembered the hatred from last night, she folded her arms and leaned against the trunk of a nearby tree, smiling gloatingly: "Oh, Brother Bajie, why did you become like this?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing her question, Zhu Bajie's face instantly turned into a liver color.

Chai Xi: "...you really promised them to marry, right? A professional household?"

"Look, look at what you said," he twisted his body, not giving up the idea of ​​breaking free from the rope, "how did I become a professional householder?"

"Look," Chai Xi counted for him with his fingers when he heard his words, "Second Sister Egg, Miss Gao, and this time, there are three daughters of this lady surnamed Jia. Thank you I also chased Miss Gao for you. If you want to return to vulgarity, you should find her anyway, you scumbag with a big heart. You really deserve to be teased by them and tied to a tree."

Pig Bajie: "..."

"Okay, okay, what you said is," he has no choice but to bow his head now, "Miss Chai, please help me untie, the old pig knows his mistake."

"...Actually, I also want to untie you."

After circling Zhu Bajie, Chaixi went back to the tree and sat on the ground leaning on its trunk: "But unfortunately, I can't untie this knot. I'll talk about it when the elders and the Great Sage come over." Bar."

"The knot? Can't you untie it?"

"Yes," she said thoughtfully, "However, rather than saying that you don't know how to solve it, it's better to say that you don't want me to solve it. Maybe it's because you think that Brother Bajie hasn't been punished enough... Anyway, let’s bear with it for a while.”

As a result, Zhu Bajie sighed for a long time.

"So that's it, those are all Bodhisattvas." After listening to Monkey King's ins and outs, Chaixi glanced at Zhu Bajie who had just been untied by Monk Sha, and he was completely paralyzed on the ground, "In the end, there was only Brother Bajie People are fooled."

"This idiot is also suitable."

She was still laughing because of Zhu Bajie's embarrassment and the words of the Great Sage, when she suddenly heard the other party call "Five Elements", and turned around after hearing the sound: "What's wrong, Great Sage?"

"I want to know," he narrowed his eyes, "at that time, why were you so anxious to reject that 'marriage' for Lao Sun?"